Street names and numbers have changed over the years, especially with reference to streets and avenues. Named streets in the District are "streets;" in Takoma Park, Md., they are "avenues." We hope you will join the Takoma Voice and Historic Takoma, Inc.'s ongoing search for new historical information on Takoma Park commerce and buildings.

The 20s and 30s in Takoma, DC

Cedar, Blair Road

• Dome Oil Co.
• Watkins Apartment House
  

• Takoma Theater
• Old Colony Laundry Co."We wash everything but the baby" [behind the Takoma Theater]
• Isaac Bigelow Roofing
  

• Casey Motor Company [empty lot]
  

• Israel Gritz Shoes and Furnishings
  

• Davis & Platt Contractors, later The Takoma Enterprise [4th Street Market]
  

• Kaufman's Bakery [National Electric]
  

• Pioneer Press, owner Frank Skinner [Thomas & Lee Cabinetry]
  

• Takoma Taylor
  

• H. O. Albans 5¢ to $1 Store[Urban Arts Cafe]
  

• Park Inn Lunch [Takoma Station]
  

• Walter J. Pugh Furniture & Radios
  

• Takoma Bowling Alleys
  

• J.W. Simpson & Son Meats & Vegetables
  

• Feldman's Department Store ("Union suits. ... ladies cadet silk hosiery").
  

• O. W. Youngblood's Hardware
  

• Takoma, DC. Library. Built in 1919.
  

• Southern Building Supply Co. [empty lot]
  

• Mattingly Pharmacy (Takoma Park's first drug store)
• E. K. Richardson & Co.
• LaScola's Deli
• Bailey Building built on site of Warren's Stationery Store in 1924
• Kestler's Barber Shop
  

• Pansey's Beauty Shop, later Hirsta Bros. Deli & Cafe
  

• Anthony Grubb Real Estate (also Takoma Journal)
  

• Takoma Sheet Metal Works
  

• Acme Market [Takoma Funeral Home]
  

• Restaurant/Deli
  

• Dr. Parson's House [Takoma Funeral Home parking]
  

• Glickman's Market
  

• The Follmer House [India House]
  

• Modern Shoe Repair
  

• Glickman's Amoco Station
  

• Castle Barber Shop
  

• Friedrich's Cleaners, 1947
  

• a bakery
  

Takoma Park, Maryland in the 20s and 30s

21 Laurel Ave

• Park Bakery and Luncheon
  

• Park Pharmacy
  

• Takoma Park Hardware
  

• Safeway
  

• Woolworth's
  

• Sherman's Department Store [Shampoo]
  

• Hendrix (Ford Motor Company) [Taliano's]
  

• Driveway to Service Department [Chuck & Dave's]
  

• Electric Maid Bakery [Mark's Kitchen]
  

• E. V. Crittendon Paper Hanging
  

• Fred E. Dudley House [CVS Pharmacy]
  

• William Stuart House
  

• The first Takoma Park Bank Building, 1917 [Takoma Business Center]
  

• Takoma Park Bank, 1927 [later Suburban Bank, now Nations Bank]
  

• Citizens Bank Building, 1931, later with drive-through banking service
  

• Takoma Review and Herald Building [Arise, et al]
  

• Review and Herald Cafe (at rear of R & H Building)
  

• Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church (used on Sundays by Takoma Park Christian Church) [former Citizen's Bank parking lot]
  

• Glickman's Esso Station
• Sickler's Oil Service [now Savory]
  

Takoma's "half-way" stores in the 40s

Carroll Ave before Grant

• Fetty's Public Address Systems [Takoma Letter Shop]
• Roland Dawes Barbershop
• Savage's Market [Kinetic Artistry]
• Gas Station
  

• Manor Pharmacy, Sanitary Grocery [TJ's deli]
  

• Freddy's Deli
• Hubbard Cleaner's
• Greek Restaurant
• Bakery "Butter Gems and Butter Pecan Rolls"
• Frank's Realty
• District Grocery Store (DGS) [Suds}
  

• Shell Gas [Takoma Junction Shelter and Park]
• Safeway [later Turner Electric and now Takoma Park Silver Spring Food Coop]
• Lot between Fire Station and Safeway used for Carnivals
• Amoco Gas Station [Takoma Auto Clinic]
• Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department